Remember when Funk and I went to Puerto Rico and declared the honey lavender ice cream we enjoyed at Verde Mesa the best dessert ever? We’ve been thinking about it ever since. Last week Funk and I headed to his favorite restaurant, Blue Ginger, to celebrate the husband’s big 30th birthday. Instead of ordering dessert, [...]

I don’t know who discovered the spinach artichoke dip combo, but whoever you are, I salute you. It could have been carrot broccoli dip, or celery tomato dip. But no, its spinach artichoke amazingness dip. It’s also a calorie bomb. Calorific, as one of my clients likes to say (which I actually didn’t even know [...]

While this blog is focused primarily on food, I thought it’d be fun to post about exercise. Especially since it’s been on my mind a lot lately. See, I’ve been in a major exercise rut. Like have actually put gym clothes on, and walked 5 minutes towards the gym only to turn around and go [...]

Oh kale salad…it’s been too long. I think a few months ago I was making/eating massaged kale salads at least once a day and dare I say it? I got burnt out. But kale is back! This time in a salad with farro, carrots, English peas, chickpeas and Mmm sauce. Ingredients: 1 bag pre-cut kale, [...]

For one of his MBA classes, Funk is doing a group project on the Teddy Peanut Butter company, which happens to be local to Boston. For part of his presentation, he thought it’d be fun to give out peanut-butter inspired snacks to his classmates, and I jumped right on board. I’ll do anything to help [...]

The thing with making banana bread is that you have to wait all week for those dang bananas to ripen before you can get cooking. But once those bananas are ready? It’s well worth it. Especially for this amazing vegan blueberry banana bread I spotted on the Daily Garnish blog. I love a recipe that [...]

One of my goals a while back was to “master cooking Indian food,” since I love it so much. While I can’t say I’m a master quite yet, I’d like to think I’m getting there. Sometimes all it takes is a dash of Garam Masala to kick up a meal, other times, it takes a [...]

This month’s Recipe ReDux theme is “The First Shoots of Spring,” and what better exemplifies a spring veggie than asparagus? We’re big fans of asparagus over here. I love it because, well, I pretty much love every vegetable, especially the green ones. Funk too, though we’re still working on brussels sprouts with him. If you [...]

  Last week I was talking with a client about Lo Mein. She loves it, and frequently orders takeout from a nearby Chinese restaurant. “Why not save some cash and calories and make your own?” I asked her. We did a quick search and found some healthy Lo Mein recipes online, including this one from [...]

A few weeks ago, breaking news (haha) reported that popcorn has more antioxidants than fruits and veggies. I did a little cheer, and then emailed the link to funk with a subject of: BEST. NEWS. EVER. We’re popcorn junkies around here. Popcorn contains concentrated levels of polyphenols. These disease fighting antioxidants, also found in green [...]